#696 :: Dr. John Tribute (12 June 2019)

Malcolm John Rebennack Jr. (November 20, 1941 – June 6, 2019) aka Dr. John, Rock N Roll Hall of Fame inductee, 6 time Grammy winner, songwriter, composer, producer and performer, created a unique blend of music which carried his hometown New Orleans at its heart, as it was always in his heart.

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Dr. John Gris-Gris Gumbo Ya Ya

Dr. John with Rickie Lee Jones - Makin' Whoopee!

Johnny Winter with Dr John - Walking On Gilded Splinters

Dr. John - Right Place, Wrong Time

Dr. John - Memories Of Professor Longhair

Dr. John - Wade In The Water

Dr. John - Desitively Bonnaroo

Dr. John - Revolution

Dr. John - Mama Roux

Dr. John with Preservation Hall Jazz Band - Winin' Boy Blues

The Rolling Stones with Dr. John - Let It Loose

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#666 :: Darcy Perry's Last Hour Of Blues Power (7 November 2018)

This is my last Hour of Blues Power. I would like to thank my good friend Nate Taiapa for inviting me as a guest DJ on the Blues Room and everyone in the FreeFM community for tuning in over the past few years to an eclectic mix of blues music, old and new, from around the world. It really has been a special time. On December 5th I will be performing live in the studio to “raise the roof off the sucker” with Nate and some old friends, Mark “Fatt Max” Hill, Craig Bracken and his band The Mudcats.

1. Tama Renata – Once Were Warriors Theme

2. Swamp Thing – Can’t Eat

3. Eddie Vedder – Guaranteed

4. Chuck Berry – No Particular Place to Go

5. Chubby Checker – Let’s Twist Again

6. Matt Andersen – Going Down

7. Susan Tedeschi – Back to the River

8. Quinn Sullivan – Something for Me

9. Billy TK Jnr & The Grooove Shakers – Flyin’ Kiwi Shuffle (Waitara Shuffle)

10. Mike Garner – Brownsville Blues

11. Gary Moore – Still Got the Blues

12. Johnny Cash – God’s Gonna Cut You Down

13. Phillip Sayce Group – You Can Run But You Can’t Hide

In memory of Tama Renata (Herbs, NZ Music Hall of Fame 2012) who died 4th November 2018. Arohanui to the Renata whanau.

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#656 :: A Musical Tribute to the Queen of Soul - Aretha Franklin (March 25, 1942 – August 16, 2018)

Music that is in some way influenced by Aretha Franklin.

Songs she did, songs she loved, songs she made her own.

She'll always be the original Queen of Soul. 

The Diva of Divas. 

Rest easy Aretha Franklin.

Aerosmith - Never Loved A Girl

Maceo Parker - Do Right Woman, Do Right Man

Bobby Womack - Natural Man

Eva Cassidy - Chain Of Fools

Yolanda Adams - Spirit In The Dark

Nina Simone - Save Me

Sam Cooke - You Send Me

Wilson Pickett - In the Midnight Hour

Aretha Franklin - Dr. Feelgood - Fillmore West

Aretha Franklin - Muddy Water

Aretha Franklin - Evil Gal Blues

The Blues Brothers feat. Aretha Franklin - Think

Otis Redding - Respect

Aretha Franklin - Respect [1967]

Aretha Franklin - You Make Me Feel Like A Natural Woman

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#614 :: Tribute To Howling Wolf feat. Greaseland All-Stars (8 November 2017)

My good blues lovin' friend, Kevin Johnson, of Proud Papa Promotions & Publicity, used to work for Delmark Records in Chicago. Kevin now has his own independent radio promotions and press/publicity/PR company, concentrating on real deal blues! When he sent me a copy of 'Howlin' At Greaseland' (West Tone Records) I knew I'd be in for a good hit of solid blues. And I was right! 

Howlin' At Greaseland is tribute to the legend Howlin' Wolf (Chester Arthur Burnett June 10, 1910 – January 10, 1976). Wolf is blues, there's no doubt about it. Several of his songs, including Smokestack Lightnin', Killing Floor and Spoonful, have become blues and blues rock standards the world over. On this album of 14 tracks, guitarist, multi-instrumentalist and recording engineer, Kid Anderson, brings together some of the most accomplished musicians this side of Wolf's life, to recreate and cover some of Wolf's most outstanding songs. It's not that Howlin' At Greaseland is trying to outdo or better Wolf's genius, rather it's paying homage to a true blues legend that I'm sure all the artists involved love and admire. 

Produced by Andersen at Greaseland Studios, Howlin' At Greaseland features many great artists such as Rick Estrin, Johnny Cat, Tail Dragger, Rockin’ Johnny Burgin, Jim Pugh, Henry Gray (played piano for Wolf), Terry Hanck, Ali Kumar and many more. 

There's some good banter and stories in between songs thanks to Anderson for keeping the tapes rollin. I just think the whole album is brilliant. It captures today's prmier West Coast and Chicago players very well. I highly recommend you pick yourself up a copy soon! I spin a few songs I like from Howlin' At Greaseland plus some other massive tracks that also pay tribute to the legend, Howlin' Wolf. Ahhhh whooooo, whooooo (*in the accent of Howlin' Wolf). Enjoy!

Playlist

1 Barrelhouse Chuck & Kim Wilson's Blues AllStars - Three Hundred Pounds Of Joy

2 James Blood Ulmer - Evil

3 Eric Clapton & Wynton Marsalis - Forty-Four

4 Bill Sims Jr. - Back Door Man

5 Greaseland AllStars - Smokestack Lighnin'

7 Greaseland AllStars - Howlin' For My Darling

8 Greaseland AllStars - Worried Life Blues

9 Greaseland AllStars - Spoonful

10 Johnny Winter with Paul Nelson - Killing Floor 

11 Michael Powers - I Ain't Superstitious

12 Satan & Adam - Little Red Rooster

16 Howlin' Wolf - Sittin' On Top Of The World

This episode of The Blues Room was first aired on FreeFM89.0 in New Zealand

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